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Webster 1913 Edition


Bawn

Bawn

,
Noun.
[Ir. & Gael.
babhun
inclosure, bulwark.]
1.
An inclosure with mud or stone walls, for keeping cattle; a fortified inclosure.
[Obs.]
Spenser.
2.
A large house.
[Obs.]
Swift.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bawn

BAWN

,
Noun.
An inclosure with mud or stone walls for keeping cattle; a fortification. [Not used.]